AWAY AGAIN

Hi all who may still come here
 I'm back, well I may be! I left this behind as I did other things. Having now got interested or re-energised for it, as  have just got back into ATC's and enjoying them so much and want to keep a record of them here,so let's know who also likes them and does them.
 Of course this is not the only things I am doing at the moment.
 Still doing Polymer clay, Chain Maille,mand have started up with Sculptured dolls,doing a Patti Culea doll, painted and stamped.
 Well forgive me my time away, hope to do better now.
 As it is Easter now hope everyone does what they do for Easter
  let's not forget what EASTER is really all about.
   Happy Easter and happy thoughts.

  Believe in tomorrow and what it will bring.
A thought from----  victoriasartvision.blogspot.com

Finding New Things

Hi all, well here I am at last. so much goes on here and I have my fingers in so many "pies" I just can't seem to do as I promised myself and get here at least once a week. I think it is the same for a lot of bloggers, as we are such driven people. I have just bought a new Computer too, as my other one gave out, and there has been the usual teethings with it ,but I'm on the way now with a beautiful new Toshiba, wow I am lucky .!!
 I have found Kumihimo Braiding and am having a go at that. when I get my mind set on something, I have to go all the way and get to the really "nitty gritty of it all" so that is taking up my time and of course had to show my Sewing friends when we have our Sewing day group.
 We can see so many possibilities with it andI have seen some great braids , so just Google , Kumihimi and you will find yourself in a new world, if you havent already taken this up. Maybe I am years behind, but thank goodness I am still HERE and can still learn, and find new things all the time.
 Of course that is not all, I have also as I said in an earlier  blog, Chain Maille, well it is so georgeous that I want to do it too , and have 4 ladies with me doing that. Of course, here again I am a babe in the woods and am learning as I go, but have started to come right with it and some nice things ae coming from that.
 That's not all, of course as I still have my Poly clay , and til April was teaching that. we now have that down to once a month and have some lovely gals doing that.
  Here in my city we have just had our Agricultural show, where we have an Art and Cratf show. I put some articles in and got a second prise for my Polmer clay efforts. I was so pleased as at least Poly clay was recognised. I plan to do more next year. there are buttons abd ear rings and pendants, and a bit of  fun dolly things.

 This week with Cindy Lietz the tutorial is Sculptured Ranunculus flowers.  and there is a preview that can be seen here.Can't wait for this one.
http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/sculpted-ranunculus-flowers-polymer-clay-tutorial/15791/
I also found this lady and her blog is so interesting.
http://unaodd.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/tutorial-making-my-ugly-molds-for-my.html
 go there.
 Of course there is also my foray out to the Gem fields with a friend who lives in a place called "Sapphire" where there are really still Sapphires in the ground.

 So here is a pic of my shovelling a bucket of dirt, from which I hoped to seive thru and find my fortune. LOL
 P.S. I did find the minutist pieces of uncut black looking saphhires,so I was really happy.
 Well all,thanks for reading my blog.
 Hope to be here again soon. Think I have done wonders today, now back to all those things that take up the space in my mind. Mmm , a thought , wonder if my mind is really big enough to have all those things playing around in there. LOL!!
 Bye, love to all,
 and have the greatest day, as it is the only one you have and then it is gone,
as it will be a new tomorrow.
 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

FINDING NEW THINGS

Hi all,
well here I am again within a week, amazing. I  am trying to be here now at least once a week. See how I go!
 Have found a new craze, altho still interested and doing Poly clay

So here it is, my first Chain Maille bracelet.
 not good yet at photographing  as have a new camera and have to learn a few new things about it.Hence the bright light where it's not meant to be!
 Dont you just hate when you get something new gadget wise, there is always something different than what you have been used to.
 also when last I was here I did want to put my latest Scrap clay bracelet in too.If you click on the pic you will see the flowers alternated on the tiles.

 It is in my Picasa, but hope this is easier to see. also have a back view of it,

This just amazed me how it came out, just being my scrap clay, as in ALICE STROPPELhttp://polymerclayetc.com/?p=3065
OK now I must go, ,but thinking of all my blogger friends and feeling close to you.
Have a great day and be kind to yourself.
 Love to you all
 XXXX
 Elizabeth .

FINDING NEW THINGS

Hi All,!!!
well here I am at last, bet you thought I had gone to another planet, or at least got lost to Blogging, as it is just over a year since I have been here.Just amazing, how could I do that?
 No, just found other things to do, and as everyone who blogs knows,
 there is never enough time in a day for all the things we want to do.
 I have done so much over the last year, like everyone I guess, and of course have been computing, but just never seem to get down to the
" nitty gritty "of it, altho have always had fun ,lurking on other blogs.
 I have kept up with the  tutorials from  Cindy Lietz
Now I am here tonight especially to put my latest pictures of a Bracelet I have just made.
 It is ala Alice Stroppel
 It is my take on her Scrap Clay tutorial.
 You may be able to find it in my Picasa, Click on the Picasa image in the right hand column,and then on My Photos.
 Look at the Scrap clay Bracelet 2 pictures, for June 2012.
 Must away now, but hope to be back soon.
 Have a lovely day where you are, and remember,
Things are never as bad as they seem
and there is always a Silver lining, even tho
 you may not see it at first 

 Love and Best wishes to all
 Love you
 XXXXX
 Elizabeth

Finding New things

Hi all, 
wow here I am at last, should be ashamed of my self, havent been here for ages, but just had to get back to here to tell you the great news so you can take advantage of it.
 Our Polymer Tutor Cindy Lietz has put her Tear Drop Blend Video out there for all to see. A great gesture by her so get in and have a look It is free for a few days ,and is worth seeing. here is the  link http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/teardrop-blend-shift-video/13074/
 Now you may know or not know Cindy has a Polymer Clay Tutorials site where you can for a very small outlay learn all the great techniques to improve your polymer clay awareness. Imagine getting 4 videos a month, every Friday by the way, for $ 9-95.
 I have been doing this for over 2 1/2 years and still enjoy everyone.
 A new technique every week how good is that, so please  enjoy your self with Cindy  and join up you wont regret it.  I will be putting some of my recent work up in here soon. so stay tuned . 

Yes I will be back soon, as I am to another tutorial from another good Clay Artist, Carolyn Good from 2 Good Playmates. 
2goodclaymates.blogspot.com/  

 Have a beautiful day and may all your wishes shine through the murky days that we all have at times. Remember, make this the first day of your life, It's worth it.

 Lots of love
 XXXXX
 Elizabeth.

Finding New things

/

Hi all,  Happy New Year
 here are two views of some lovely native flowers My Daughter, Jacqui, and Son in law, Keith, gave me, last week while they were here for a visit on my Birthday. Yes I've had a Birthday, another year older, but I still dont feel that old yet, may be I just never grew up!. Hope that is a good thing, as when age catches up to you and there is nowhere to go, its nice to feel still with it, and be interested in everything around you.
 Which brings me to what is happening in Australia at the moment, particularly in my State, Queensland. The world has seen the terrible floods we  are having, and the devastaion and how some peoples lives have been wrecked. My heart goes out to all of them. We in Mackay know what it is really like, as we had our floods in 2008,  and it has taken a lot of time to get over that, even now some people will never have their lives back as they were before those happenings. Same for the people in those places south of here it will be a long time before things are anyway normal for them.
 As the Premier of this state has said,
''We are Queenslanders and we will bounce back, we are strong and we will get up again".
.
If you go over to my Daughter Julias blog she explains it very well.
 While there you will see that there are ways for us crafters to help other crafters who have lost everything.
 One I have found and am getting to do something with is
 Gumtree Designers 
 You will see there how we can all help .
 I am so pleased to be able to do this and am on my way with my sewing buddies next week to make some of these Armchair Caddies for those brave crafters in Queensland .
 This will be a short blog today as I am off to make a start .
 so bye for now.
 May your day be a happy one,
 a fruitful one and all you desire.
 The way to eliminate worry is to put it all in a mind bucket and thow it out.
 just try it
 love
 XXXX Elizabeth.
 P.S. The photo on the table next to the flowers in the second pic is of my dear Dh and self, I did not see that, but think it is there as a reminder of lovely times with him. God bless.
  

Finding New things

SANTA RAGE

Hi all, well the great day is over for another year. We all had a great and wonderful time. wonderful food, great friends, laughs and sighs along the way.The pics of Santa was before and after disaster befell him. Will tell you about that later.First would like you to know about my fabulous Christmas dinner that I produced this year and shared with 3 lovely friends.

When I make out my Menu for my Christmas dinner it helps me to know what ingreds I need to have on hand,so when I went shopping this is the plan I had.

Entree
Salmon Salad
Lettuce, sliced advocado,Salmon portions,
Topped with Mayo dressing, Orange slices,Craisins, (Red Raisins)
Crystilised Ginger, ( Chopped)and Glaze Cherries.
Main Course.
Marinated Rosemary and Garlic Lamb Roast 
Roast Potatoes,
Ginger and Honeyed Carrots,
Baby Green Peas,Roast Onions. Rosemary andTomato Bread Stuffing.
Gravy. Mint Sauce
Desserts.
Brandy Baskets with Port Wine Jelly set in, and Fruit Salad with extra
Strawberries ,Bananas,and Passion Fruit , Whipped Cream and Ice Cream
Casata Trifle, made with Sponge Fingers and Blueberries, with layers of
Brandy Custard and Cream, set like Ice cream in the freezer.
Christmas Pudding with Belgium Liquor Chocolate Centre.
Lit at the table
Brandy Custard and Cream
Nibbles
Large dish of Cashew nuts Crystilised Ginger
and chocolate covered nuts.
Wow , and it all came out well. We all loved it and it was a great meal.
Dont think I want to eat like that for another year.
Well as to poor old Santa.
One of the residents in my village here took a dislike to Santa's singing and bell ringing when he was outside on my decorated patio with my lights one night.
Unfortuantely I did not hear this man come onto my patio, (glad I didnt) as was told there was some expletive language going on. Well poor Santa got smashed and lost his batteries, and had a broken leg and a broken nose. Next day I found one battery in the front garden.
He was a sorry site.
This man who did this was a bit enebriated I was told, and wanted to sleep. It was only 8pm but there are some people who got to bed early around here so I DO ? understand. But SANTA, UGH !!!! How could any one do that.The nearest neighbours are all deaf and I knew they could not hear my Santa, so he was having a great time out there singing and jingling away. I did go out every 15mins or so to see if it was bothering anyone, but missed this one. You might say I missed all the fun. Anyway the outcome was, I did put Santa together again, albeit a bit worse for wear, ( Like Humpty Dumpty), and next night when we had a huge Christmas party in our common room and I walked in with Santa playing his tune everyone clapped and had a good laugh, because of course the whole episode had been spread around the complex.
Needless to say the person responsible did not go to the Christmas party.
I just feel sorry that he has a life like that, but some people you just cant help.
When I related this story to my Daughter she laughed so much, so we had a funny coversation and so we got a laugh out of it all.
So insead of starting World War Three,
Just laugh and sing like Santa for another Year
and hope the people who cant make it
find PEACE.
Bye for now
HAPPY NEW YEAR.!!!!!!!!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Elizabeth.

FINDING NEW THINGS

Hi all, A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL.

The picture card above is a very nice Mixed Media/Painting/Collage, my daughter Julia has done and has on her blog. The baby is wrapped in a muslin cloth collaged on the page. I asked her permission to put it here on my blog as I think it is beautiful. She is a very talented lady , and you can see more of her work on her blog at
verdigris rose.
Julia is a Clinical Hypnotherapist, and has helped many people thru emotional times, so a look thru her blog is an inspiration, her art work and her philosophies are a treasure to see and to read thru.
I have shown her to you before, but as I loved her style so much, thought I would share it with you.
Well that time is creeping faster and faster towards us, only 3 sleeps to the big day so they say.
It will be quiet around here altho I am cooking A lovely Christmas dinner for 2 friends, so am busy preparing it all.
We all think what a big bustling time it, but when the day actually arrives, it is really a MAGICAL one and all worth it.
I feel sorry for people who cant be enthused by it all.
They are missing so much, and they dont even know they are, how sad.
It is the one day the WHOLE WORLD, STOPS and are thinking of the same thing, isnt that amazing.
Whatever your Religion or non religion is, that is the one thing that makes all our lives on this planet become one.
With the millions of people we dont know, how wonderful is that, that at this time in every time zone a Christmas day is being Celebrated.
Life is so short,
our own life span is so short,
why not enjoy all the celebrations that come our way.
I am enjoying it all and what with doing all the pressy thing as we do at this time and thinking of friends with us or away, it is so nice to feel good about everything.
In my last posts , I showed how I have been having fun putting up lights, have really gone all out this year, and just loved doing it.
Lights are so bright and calming and give atmosphere, so Im glad I did that.
I will be sad to have to put them away.
But I will have the memory of a
Happy Little Christmas
I gave myself and others too I hope.
So,
Have a beautiful and Cosy, Fussy Christmas,
wherever you are.
Think bright thoughts and

Merry Xmas All
Loads of Love and Cheer

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Elizabeth.

Finding new things.

Hi all.

Here I am again. you may wonder what I am up to, but today seems to be a good day for me to be here. These are some pictures I took last night of my Xmas light decorations so far. If you can see the Angels in the first two pics this is what I made. I had some MDF board drew the shapes and painted the board, and had holes put in to take the lights which are just a small length of wire with a battery to run them. I just love these battery lights and have so far bought about half doz. I have them everywhere.

This is my nice Xmas. I can remember there were Xmases that I could not even feel like what it was meant to be, but now I am excited and am doing all this by my little lonesome and feeling so good about it.

Where I live, everyone this year is really doing a great job of putting up the lights.

Next time I will try to bring you some of the others around me.They are just great.

So have happy thoughts as they make the day.

Keep Flying high and

buzz around

as it is getting closer,

that wonderful day when it comes

XMAS DAY

2010

Love to all

Elizabeth

XXXXXXXXXXX

Finding nw things.

Finding new things

Hi I'm back today, amazing!

I want to share my directions to the Xmas Decoration I showed you a picture of in the last post.

First I will try to put all the visuals of each step, I really dont know how others do this, so maybe some day some one will be able to help me with this aspect.

1. The first pic on the left refers to the materials I used.

three different pieces of nice Chrissy Materials in 3 diff patterens, Organza or Nylon here something that will flame as we will burn around the edges, no sewing here.

2.Second pic is of the pattern I made of the three diff sizes on deli paper, or what ever you have, so how to,....

Cut 3 squares. Sizes are 10x10,7x7,5x5 inches that is.

3. Next, fold your squares into half and half again. using a black marker pen freehand a flower like shape, no need to be too accurate as you do burn some of it off . Do the same for your 3 squares , can you see, it gets smaller as it goes.

Cut around your drawings, open them up and you should have the flower like shapes.

4. Using your three nice different coloured chrissy materials, cut one large, one med, and one small shape , one from each of the different materials.So, One large size, from first material, One med size, from next material, and One small size, from third material.

Now the fun begins !!

5. Using whatever you use for a flame,( I used a B/day candle) go carefully around all the edges of each piece.

While you do this I will leave you and come back in the next post with some more photos.

While having all this fun think of Xmas ,

great for some not so for some.

But as it is a meaningful time of year,

think also of what it really means.

A time for giving and loving

and for the memory of Jesus that drives all our lives.

Love

XXX

Elizabeth.

Finding New things

Hi well here I am again. Meant to get here in Nov, but time just gets away.
at the moment I am gearing up for Xmas and have been putting up decorations and making some, so have been very busy.
I want to show you something I made for our last for the year, doll sewing workshop.
Not really doing dolls so much now, but a lot of other nice things.
The first pic here is of my lovely flowers I was given recently when I went to an Afternoon for a good cause. I love flowers and this pic now resides on my desktop. Think somewhere I have an even better one of them. However the next pic you see is of a Xmas deco I made for the last day of our sewing group.
Made 8 of them and am about to make more.
I will put photos and directions in here as soon as I can, but now I am off to finish off some Angels I am making for my Xmas display with lights. Just wait til I get back here very soon.

Life is a play, played out by you,
it is what ever you make it,
whether it be a
Comedy
or a Tragedy,
or even a Romantic interlude.

Just so it is what you want it to be.
Think on it and fly with you own reality.

love
to all

XXXX E.

Finding New Things

Hi there here are some more pics while I am here.

The first 2 are some flats I bought at the Spinners and Weavers as there were people there doing Patchwork as well, and selling materials so I could'nt resist these 2 pieces. I love the colours. the Owls are unusual I think, and the African ladies are scrumptious too.

The little felt bear is what we made after being shown by our Ailsa.He is unfinshed bye the way., only 3 legs LOL. I like to do so many things. I think we can learn so much every day, and I love doing the rounds of the Blogs, everyone I go to is so talented and it really makes my day, when I can eye candy and just drool , like Susan's paintings and Marie's Poly lessons

and of course my true love, Cindy, the Polymer Clay Tutor, who has taught me so much.

In a world where things can go good or bad in the blink of an eye, I count myself very blessed by the Universe to be still here, choosing what I can and cant do day by day.
One thing I wish, is that I could help and inspire others ,like I am inspired by those I follow.
I try to keep an open mind and explore where I havent been,
Finding New Things as I go.
At the moment I am trying to break bad habits, re sitting in front of television, thinking what can I eat next LOL , yes I have a problem. I was told by my Hypnotherapist Daughter, Julia, (click on her name)when the urge comes to get up and raid the fridge, clap my hands loudly and the urge may go away. Sure it may come back, but keep doing it til it fades away,. I know I will be better for it
I do hope
Julia wont mind me putting that little bit of advise here.
If we who have this problem, try it ,wont we be all slimmer by Christmas, or at least broken a bad habit, how wonderful!!!.
Well speaking of food and TV that's where I am off to now LOL LOL LOL
What a laugh.ROFLOL.
But I will improve I promise.
Have a lovely day
whether it is
Raining ,
Snowing or
Beautiful Sunshine
wherever you are,

It's All Good.

Love

Elizabeth
XXXXXXXXX





.

Finding New Things

Hello Again,

Felting.

Yes my friends and I have taken a liking to Felting of late.

We have done it before, and once did a class with Jenny Romano, where we made Felt Bags and animals, so it is not that new to us.

I recently went to a Spinners and Weavers Retreat,but only for the day. It was for 3 days, but more for spinners and weavers. you could watch or join in what was going on.

We watched felt flowers being don, and were going to join in, in the avo, but got sidetracted with so much going on.

We also watched a wool dyeing process and was fascinated enough to buy some neutral hanks to dye.

Also bought some already dyed wool from which I have done some work.

So here goes to show you all the pics from that outing.

The first pic on left is the Felt flowers we saw being made. Not my work,but so morish I have always wanted to try this.

So the lower pic is the Felt flower I made from the wool I bought. It does have 3 different colour layers. The pic on the right at the top is the hank of dyed wool I bought. My pics always seem to move around so hope you can see what I mean.

Also want to show you the blank wool for dyeing and maybe find the bag we once did with Jenny Romano.

So hold tight I'll try to come back today.

Oh Yeah youy say.

Well I will try.

Love and peace to everyone.

On another beautiful day in paradise.

Where I live.'

I'll fly away and be back soon.

Elizabeth

XXXXXXXXXX

Finding New Things

Hello, Hello, Hello., I sound like that man on that funny English series.
I am so glad I am here to say Hello to everyone who follows this blog.
I won't bore you with reasons why I havent been here in a month.
You may know my short coming anyway. I have a really free day today and no more excuses for putting off this blogging.So I thought I would show you some of my Parchment Cards. I have a group doing this every Thursday ,and have acquired a lot of friends still making beautiful cards that I taught them in the last 12 years. Whew where does all the time go.!! Above are some of the cards I have produced over the years. Parchment Card making is done on A light parchment paper called Vellum , tracing a design in a white Gel pen, and then Embossing on the wrong side with an embossing tool. A tool like a pencil with a small round ball on the end. Also using special tools to cut fancy holes in the parchment.The design then comes out white on the right side where you have embossed.
Patience is needed and attention to detail.
They are mostly done as white embossed, but can have some colour too.I don't like stickers on a card, but embossing and designing these cards are the top of the range in card making.
Well thats all I'll bore you with about that, except to say, I can make a beautiful card whenever I want one.
To the pictures.
The left one is cards I have done with parchment, the middle one is cards my D, Julia who does, hand drawn faces and collage back grounds, she sells these on E Bay. They are wonderful and the little girl faces are so poignant. The two on the right are the type of card I teach with using a Cotton Bud as a brush., and this card is laminated. Julias blog can be seen by clicking on her name on the right under Creative Others
I think if you click on the pictures you will get a better view, don't think Julia's do come up tho.
So away to look and have fun if you are a card maker.

Lots of Love and Best Thoughts
Elizabeth
XXXX

Finding New Things

Hi all, well don't faint here I am, yes that's me, recently, at one of our dolly day sewing group days. We always have lots of fun so I am looking very happy here.

We all show each other something we know and it makes for good comeradeship.

Shirley is our doll pattern expert, with her patterns being sold on Joggers and elsewhere.

Rita is our computer expert, and we need her, for lots of questions. Jey is our Ocupational therapist, and is so talented with her original hand bags and so many original dolls.

Christine, a great doll maker and sewer, is taking time off to get right from a broken arm she suffered one night when she got up in the dark and fell in the passage, not good, but is coming right slowly. Mary comes along every month with so much work that she has done , like a wonderful patchwork quilt which take me years, she does from one month to the next, and a lot of small things in between. Me I just follow along and am in awe of these talented friends I have. All their photos can be seen in 2 posts back.

I feel so lucky to know them.

My work is mainly Polymer clay these days.

I follow Cindy Lietz the polymer clay tutor from Canada,who sends out a Video tutorial on Polymer Clay every Friday. They only Cost $9 95 US. for 3mths worth, which means 12 videos for $9 95 US. not bad.

Click on Cindy's name to see a preview of this weeks Tutorial, I cant wait til Friday, Of course there are so many tutorials on the Internet paid or free , but I still like being one of Cindy's gals as the cameraderie of all the other students around her is really fun. We now have a Face book page dedicated to all the project photos stemming from the tutorials , and it is so great to see all the wonderful original pieces that come from these tutorials. Cindy must be glowing from all the gals she has meet and taught thru her site.

I can feel a small amount how she feels as when I teach some one about what I know and they take it and run with it it is a great feeling, that you have given someone something they can use, especially when they really come up with some of the most original ideas from what they are taught.

Over the years I have taught

Fabric painting,

Silk Painting ,

Pergamano Embossed card making.

ATC Cards

Dressmaking

Acrylic painting, using things other than just brushes ie: cotton buds , they are great, give such swishy non uniform lines. Will find a card to show you this one day.

Bead Stringing

Computing

Now my passion is Polymer Clay. That is where my time goes at present, in fact it has taken over my life at the moment.

I have also been to many workshops for,

Doll making

Free Machine sewing.

Bead stringing.

Wire wrapping, and many other things,

all with well known teachers,

so I feel lucky and blessed that I have had all the time to do these things and I pass them on where I can, as I think ,why have all that knowledge without leaving it for someone else to learn.

Of course there are my very talented daughters so , if you look to the right and go to their sites you will see some great works.

Jacqui is Jacquis mosaic art

Julia is Verdigris rose.

Jacqui is also Flickr 4mosaics

Not sure how to find her there.

So for today must away. looking forward to viewing Cindys latest Video soon.

Have a great day and

play in your own Genre

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Finding New things.

This beautiful vine on my patio looked so wonderful yesterday on a brilliant winters day I just had to take it's picture. We have had next to no winter this year, with brilliant blue skies. and never cold.
Only a month to go to Spring. How time flies, just like those Butterflies of mine who live in this vine.
I walk past this lovely plant each day and know how blessed I am
. The Butterflies come to play and stay on this lovely vine.They are a brilliant blue and black.
I might get to take a picture of one next time, but I know they are there.
today is another brilliant blue sky day in the Tropics.
So my Butterflies, stay and play in my beautiful pink vine.
While you are there all's right in my world.
love to all
Elizabeth
XXX

Finding New things.

Alvin and Gustoff. and Eros the Snail.

As a post script for my last post these are two of Shirley Giddy's patterns in dollmakers journey. such a talented gal. Go Shirley.

Shirley G.

A Gal Flying high.

Love to all

Elizabeth

XXX

Finding New Things

Jey's Prize winning Knitted bag. Jey with Chris., in Jey's great workroom.
Shirley, Rita, Mary, the other end of this fabulous workroom. See some of Jey's dolls behind Rita. Click to enlarge. I'm the one taking the photos, so you dont see me here, but I think if you go over to Rita's dollycloth blog I might be there.

Time flies when you are having fun so they say.

I do have fun while surfing on everyone elses blogs so dont get time for my own. think I have said that before.Here I am at last.

We have a Doll Club once a month and last month we all had such a great time we decided to do it again the next week at Jey's place. It all went so well, and these are some of the photos. Jey was an Occupational Therapist in the hospitals so hence her great love of every type of craft, and her huge workroom. We have some very clever and talented gals in our group.

Shirley G. Is now making and selling here own doll patterns on Dollmakers journey.
Shirl is amazing as 7yrs ago she did not sew, and has come a long way.

Her dolls have won prizes every year in our local craft show, plus other shows when she goes away with them.To be able to make your own patterns that is an acheivement.

Cheers and Congraulations, Shirley Giddy.

So you see, if you really want to acheive, there is nothing stopping you.

Fly like the Butterflies

and you will swirl around in the Universe

and make it your own.

With great love to all

Elizabeth

XXX

r

Finding New things

Hi all, looks like there are changes to how we blog.
I thought I had lost mine ,but here it is in a new template.
This is only a start to get back in. A dear friend of mine put me on the right track. told me that some blog templates are being charged for and that was why mine went off.
Not really happy here but will now go find a new template.
Have you had this experience and what have you done abou it?.
I think my Butterflies have flown off forever and I am very sad about that.
See you here
Love
Elizabeth
XXXX